Alpina-BMW

[Royal Tiger]

I posted about this car some time before, but it was on a dying thread and am curious if anyone here has more knowledge about these cars. The car dealer that had the Porsche 928 S4 and Mercedes-Benz SL 600 V-12 I drove also has a 1981 BMW 633 coupe. I think it says CSi or just Ci; not sure. What struck me was it has the round medalions on the hood and trunk, but instead of the BMW logos, it is a blue and red shield with ALPINA around the top. I typed ALPINA into Yahoo and found it is a company that uses BMWs and then changes them around for sale as it's own car. Anyone have some experience with these cars? This one is grey with a red leather interior and a 5 speed. It looks solid with some rust around the wheel wells starting to bubble under the paint. For $3250 it seems like a neat play car.